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Monday, June 27, 2011

Airtel 3G's launch of international video calling services

Have you ever missed sharing a special moment with a lovedone living abroad, or wished you could share visual information instantly withyour colleagues in the international markets? Now talking with your family,friends and colleagues based overseas is just one video call away.


Bharti Airtel, leading global telecommunications companywith operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced thelaunch of its International Video Calling capabilities on 3G for its customersin India.With this, Airtel 3G mobile customers in the country will now be able toleverage Airtel internet on 3G to makeinternational video calls and interact face-to-face with their loved ones andcolleagues living abroad - instantly sharing experiences and information.


Launching the service Atul Bindal, President – MobileServices, Bharti Airtel said, “At Airtel, it is our constant endeavor tointroduce services that enrich the lives of our customers. As we take the leadin launching International Video Calling on 3G in India, this marks the beginning of a new era of next generation communication in the country - one that will helpmobile customers break the barrier of boundaries and instantly connect withtheir personal and business network across the world.

 Given the high demand ofvideo calling services seen since the launch of Airtel 3G services, we areconfident that our customers will see great value from the availability of thiscapability for international calls as well. We invite our 3 million plus Airtel 3G customers to enjoy this exciting experience”.


Airtel’s International Video Calling is currently available for 227 international geographies. An Airtel 3G customer in India can see andtalk with his friends and relatives in USA, Canada, Bangladesh face to facethrough video call at just Rs. 14/min, while on the move. Similarly, video callsto UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Oman are priced at Rs. 20 per-minute.

As a pre-requisite to making ISD video calls, both thecaller and the called customer have to be on 3G network and have a front-camera in their 3G handset in their respective countries.

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